question about Al-Fatiha
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peace
i have a question about al-fatiha
what is the correct way to translate 12 Alhamdu lillahi rabbi alAAalameenais it "Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds"?
or "All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds"?
or "You, Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, we praise"? -
Literal
Al (the) hamdu (praise) lillahi (to/for God) rabbi (Lord of) al (the) AAalameena (beings/creations)
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Salam,
Actually the root word is of "AAalameen" is ayn-lam=meem. The classical arabic definition is "to know" so I would venture to say that a more accurate translation would be
Praise be to God Lord of All Knowledge
Salam,
Arnab -
More appropriate would be
Praise be to GOD whose knowledge encompasses the whole universe.
Peace all, Hamsa
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peace Arnab, all,
Using cross-reference, the more accurate translation is indeed "beings".
This has been discussed before.
Salam Wakas,
Respectfully, I disagree. My understanding is different.
But Alhamdullilah we have this site where we can all share our understandings.Salam,
Arnab -
salaam
to each his own, indeed. and perhaps we all can ponder upon this understanding;
- In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate Mercy.
- Praised be Allah, the Lord of knowledge.
- The Compassionate Mercy; 4. reigning the principle of time.
- Only You we serve; with You we have a recourse.
- Guide us on the honorable path; 7. the path of those You made pleasant upon them; not the objects of anger, nor the misguided.
peace
joe -
Salam,
Aalem------- everything , all creation.
Aalim------- All knowing.so , is it Aalemeen or Aalimeen?
peace
siki
It is my understanding that the only difference is in the diacriticals which are not in the original Quran. So I try to stay true to the original meaning of the root as closely as possible. the root ayn-lam-meem in arabic means "to know." I believe with the ya and nun added this would make the root plural. So my understanding is that the word would be knowledge plural or knowledges (which would be improper English grammar) or all knowledge. Something close to that anyway.
And the definition above makes sense to me.
As Allah is all knowing.There is another root for creation so I think logically ayn-lam-meem cannot be confused with the other root. If "creation" or "beings" were to be meant then the roots for those words would have been used.
Salam,
Arnab -
Salam,
It is my understanding that the only difference is in the diacriticals which are not in the original Quran. So I try to stay true to the original meaning of the root as closely as possible. the root ayn-lam-meem in arabic means "to know." I believe with the ya and nun added this would make the root plural. So my understanding is that the word would be knowledge plural or knowledges (which would be improper English grammar) or all knowledge. Something close to that anyway.
And the definition above makes sense to me.
As Allah is all knowing.There is another root for creation so I think logically ayn-lam-meem cannot be confused with the other root. If "creation" or "beings" were to be meant then the roots for those words would have been used.
Salam,
ArnabAs you say, without diacriticals, there wont be a difference between the two plurals 3alimeen (knowledgeable people) and 3alameen (creation, worlds). But with the help of context, and/or commonsene, we can make the better choice.
If we choose "3alimeen" knowledgeable, would it mean that God is not the Lord of the unknowledgeable?
We also have in other verses "Lord of the heavens and the earth". This, I think, is nearer to (beings/creation/worlds) than to (knowledge/knowledgeable)
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Salam Samia,
As you say, without diacriticals, there wont be a difference between the two plurals 3alimeen (knowledgeable people) and 3alameen (creation, worlds). But with the help of context, and/or commonsene, we can make the better choice.
If we choose "3alimeen" knowledgeable, would it mean that God is not the Lord of the unknowledgeable?
We also have in other verses "Lord of the heavens and the earth". This, I think, is nearer to (beings/creation/worlds) than to (knowledge/knowledgeable)Please re-read what I posted.
I translate ayn-lam-meem to mean "to know" or "all knowledge"
not the possesors of knowledge (such as knowledgable people or creation).
Salam,
Arnab -
peace Arnab, all,
I think if you are going to give a meaning for a word, and you are ignoring the diacritical markings, then please make it clear to the forum, especially to the person who asked the question. In this case, I was unaware Arnab was not using the diacritical markings, hence my reply.
Furthermore, I do not believe there is only one root = one unique meaning. Having reviewed several hundred roots in a fair amount of detail for PRL, I do not see this thinking as valid at all.
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Salam Wakas,
Furthermore, I do not believe there is only one root = one unique meaning. Having reviewed several hundred roots in a fair amount of detail for PRL, I do not see this thinking as valid at all.
I agree that a root can have several meanings but they all center around the same main idea usually. And I try to stick to the purest definition of the root which limits the differences in the definitions. I also like to study the history of the word in the semitic languages to discover a richer meaning of the word. I try to stay away from evolved meanings in Arabic.
Salam,
Arnab -
peace
i have a question about al-fatiha
what is the correct way to translate 12 Alhamdu lillahi rabbi alAAalameenais it "Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds"?
or "All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds"?
or "You, Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, we praise"?"All praise is due to Allah, the Robb of the universe.
Robb is the only Creator, Rules and Laws Maker, Controller, Giving Knowlegdes
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unseen doesn't mean unknown... unless you either don't know about the wind or have seen the wind.
look at it this way... either it is speakin towards god being the lord of everything we know, which would mean he is the lord of everything we encounter as our knowledge expands... or god is the lord of everything god knows
you're welcome to come up with a better meaning that utilises the meaning of the root 'lm as opposed to "lord of the universe" or "lord of the creation" but that's what i have for now )
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